Cabinet



Jan. 12 ,1926. v 1,569,013

v H. c. GOWRAN CABINET Filed March 22, 1923 6 III] Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES WISCONSIN.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY C. GOWRAN, OF TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAMILTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY. OF TWO RIVERS,

WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF Application filed March 22, 1923. Serial No. 626,781.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. GOWRAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to cabinets and resides in forming one cabinet of refractory material preferably all in one piece and en closing it within another which may not be of such material, the first cabinet serving to protect the second against chemical action whereby the structure is especially adapted for holding medicines and chemicals which, if contained in a non-refractory cabinet would attack and injure or mar the same. Such a cabinet is of particular service in doctors and dentists offices but may be otherwise employed.

In accordance with my invention the enclosing cabinet has a door which also serves as the door for the inner cabinet.' This door is preferably a swinging door and is provided with rails or meeting edges forming a fixed part of the outer cabinet and which act as means for holding the inner cabinet in place.

I will explain my invention more fully by reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view, looking sidewise, of a cabinet constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a front view, with parts broken away of the structure shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the inner cabinet.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the different figures.

The outer cabinet may be of any suitable construction and preferred design, that shown being merely one of many constructions which may be employed. This outer cabinet includes a back wall 1 having wooden panels 2, a top wall 3, and shelves 4 and 5.

The outer cabinet may be sufficiently long to include one or more inner cabinets 6, the drawings illustrating two such inner cabinets spaced apart by a wooden partition 7' "that intervenes between the top of the cabinet and the shelf at. There are doors 8 each individual to an inner cabinet 6. Each, 10

serves to close the front opening in the outer cabinet that is in front of the corresponding inner cabinet. Each of these doors is hinged as at 9 and, when closed, bears against the rails 10. Each set of rails constitutes a frame that is similar in contour to that of the corresponding door and also similar in contour to that of the corresponding inner cabinet 6.

Each inner cabinet is formed of refractory material such as transparent glass.

The inner cabinet has a back Wall 11 and extends rearwardly to bring this back wall at the back Wall 1 of the outer cabinet. The inner cabinet of refractory material also has top, bottom and side walls, as illustrated most clearly in Fig. 3, and it desirably also has a shelf 12 midway between the top and bottom walls thereof and which is integrally formed with the balance of the integrally formed inner cabinet. The inner cabinet snugly occupies the space between the rails 10 and the back of the outer cabinet so as to avoid any space between these rails and cabinet and as chemical fumes are prevented from reaching the interior of the outer cabinet the finishing thereof is preserved from attack by any chemical fumes which arise in the inner cabinet.

It will be observed that in producing the inner cabinet or lining 6 I construct the same so that its top is inclined downwardly from the front edge thereof toward its rear. As a result of this construction I gain a material advantage in the assembly of the inner cabinet into the outer cabinet. By reason of the inclination of the top of the inner cabinet it will be apparent that I am enabled to insert the lower end of the inner cabinet into the outer cabinet in advance of the upper end and then after such insertion is carried a predetermined distance, I can readily swing the inner cabinet to vertical position when it will be partly inserted. It

t be easily P shed home- Th s advantage is in contradistinction from the conditions existing if the inner cabinet had its top parallel to its bottom. Under such conditions difficulty would be experienced in initially inserting the inner cabinet in the outer cabinet and some difficulty would also be experienced in moving the inner cabinet home after the initial insertion. Furthermore, the inclination of the top of the inner cabinet is advantageous from a sanitary standpoint in that such inclination allows the interior of the top to be more readily wiped and cleaned. i

It will also be observed upon reference to Fig. 1 that the cleatsorrails 10 have their outer faces substantially flush with the inher faces of the related portions of the inner cabinet or lining. By this arrangement I also enhance the sanitary nature of the cabinet by increasing the ease with which the walls of the lining or inner cabinet can be cleaned, this in contradistinction from those constructions wherein the top and bottom walls of the inner cabinet or liner are disposed above the top and bottom of the door opening respectively and the same conditions with respect to the side walls of the inner cabinet.

A mirror 1?) may be employed between the shelves 4 and 5 for the sake of appearance.

The shelf 5 may be covered with a pane of glass or other refractory material 14 so that bottles of chemicals or furniture injuring medicines may be placed thereon preparatory to their location within the inner cabinet or upon which such chemicals and medicines may be temporarily placed asthey are removed from the cabinet. I provide wooden panels 15 back of the mirror 13.

The door 8 may also have a glass panel 16 therein.

While all of the Walls of the inner cabinet and also the shelf therein are formed integrally to avoid joints at the corners, l do not wish to be limited to'theintegral for mation of all of these parts of the inner cabinet.

I/Vhile I have herein shown and particul'a-rly described the preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction shown as changes. may readily be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, but having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 2- A cabinet having a door opening of a height and width as great as the height and Width of the interior of the cabinet, a. door for controlling said opening, an open front one piece refractory lining inserted within the cabinet and forming the operative, top, bottom side and rear Walls thereof, said linheight and width at the open front end thereof corresponding to said dimensions of the interior of the cabinet, and rails secured tothe top, bottom and side walls of the ining. having its top wall inclined downwardly I from its front to its rear and its exterior 

